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Nov 24, 2014

7 Apps to Increase Your Productivity In The Office

Today’s range of smartphones are immensely powerful. There are millions of apps at our finger tips, but which ones will work for you? Atech Support, the UK’s number one IT support company, has found 7 apps that will boost your productivity in the office. From to-do lists, task automation and text editors for those quick Word document edits – this list is full of exciting apps that will certainly assist you in your day-to day activities. Microsoft Office Mobile (iOS and Android) Did you know that you can get the full Microsoft Office package free on ...

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Sep 11, 2014

How to Become a Celebrity Personal Assistant?

Being a personal assistant to a celebrity can be a demanding job. Often these individuals are expected to handle grueling tasks for many hours of the day however, the work also comes with a lot of perks. Discounts, free items, the opportunity to work with famous people and a lucrative salary are enticing enough for personal assistants to continue working in their field. Your best bet is to begin your search with placement agencies. Most good agencies do not charge any registration fee at all. They just go thoroughly over your background keeping in mind whether your personality is similar ...

Sep 11, 2014 | 2 Comments

Aug 28, 2014

Personal Assistant Job Description

Whether it’s in taking on a new role or in updating your CV, it’s important to be precise with the personal assistant duties that your role has or will involve, while also being exact as to the extent and regularity of these. With a role varied and demanding as that of a personal assistant, you might think such a task near enough impossible. However, it’s because of this that you need to make the effort to establish the guidelines for prospective employers to be aware of how much you’ve done, while also being explicit as to these boundaries when starting ...

Aug 28, 2014 | 1 Comment

Jun 12, 2014

11 Simple Tips to Stay Healthy at the Office

Do you ever feel too tired to exercise after a long day at work? Do you end up craving sweets and junk food after a stressful day? Are you frustrated by feeling as though you simply can’t stay healthy and fit because you sit at a desk too much? Sitting too much, even if you are active outside of work hours, has been linked to increased health problems. See here for more on a healthy work life balance. Consider these 11 tips for staying healthy at work. Eat Breakfast! If you are hungry, you are much more likely ...

Jun 12, 2014 | 1 Comment

Jun 6, 2014

Off the Beaten (but beautifully clean) Track

Historically, Singapore has been a hub for visitors passing through it’s airport on the way to Australia, Indonesia or other south east Asian destinations. It is also home to some of the world’s most impressive shopping malls and is well known for it’s largely consumerist society filled with savvy shoppers and bloated expats. However, over the last few years the quirkiness so apparent in other cities is becoming prevalent (and hugely popular) in Singapore. The iconic Portobello Road and Camden markets of London and the street food style restaurants of Brooklyn, are exploding with gusto and incredible success on the ...

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Jun 6, 2014

10 Tasks You Can Do As a Virtual Assistant

There are a lot of tasks that a virtual assistant can do from home to shave ours from the employer’s workweek. The number of virtual assistants are growing. They can work with a contract or freelance doing administrative jobs similarly to an executive assistant or a secretary. Vendor and customer service calls to sending out thank you cards to prospective clients are other activities performed by virtual assistants. Here’s a list of tasks that can be delegated to them: Click through for more PAs career advice. Bookkeeping: Keeping tabs on bills and other bookkeeping matters can be one of the ...

Jun 6, 2014 | 1 Comment

May 29, 2014

Take Control of Your eMails Now

This is one area that tops the list of time-killers for many small business owners. Because email is an ongoing form of communication, and we don’t have complete control over the incoming flow, we need to work on improving our productivity in how we receive, organize, reply to and even think about email. The tips below will help you create a system for managing your email in a way that supports productivity instead of eating away at it. Here’s some effective email management tips that will save you time so you can focus on higher priority tasks. See here for ...

May 29, 2014 | 1 Comment

May 28, 2014

15 Ways to Tell When Someone is Lying at work

Today’s issue is a bit different: it’s about how to tell if someone is lying to you. Who hasn’t heard the old saying “Liars never look you in the eye”? Developing the ability to read the body language and identify lies can help you better navigate situations of dishonesty. Remember: these signs don’t indicate someone is lying, just that they are more likely to be lying. See here for more on PAs career advice. Face-to-Face Meetings A fake smile. It’s hard for liars to give a real smile while seeking to deceive. (Real smiles crinkle the corners ...

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Apr 25, 2014

Work Habits to Impress Your Boss

Apart from working hard, having the right technical skills, and always achieving all your work goals, there are other ways you can impress your boss. The ability to impress your boss is a major determining factor in your success, as well as your happiness and productivity at work. There are certain principles that are universally appreciated by bosses regardless of the job scope and market. Click through for more PAs career advice. Here is a list of proven ways to Wow your boss Be Proactive: Be Willing To Learn When you first join an organization chances are that your boss will only ...

Apr 25, 2014 | 3 Comments

Apr 11, 2014

Tate Recruitment

Tate was founded in 1985 by Lady Virginia Tate who had a vision to create a jewel of a consultancy – an impeccable blend of people and process. The Tate values were conceived by the founding members of Tate in 1985 and live on today through the behaviours, actions and deeply embedded processes of the business. It is the Tate value system that makes the company different and a very special place to work for its staff. From the moment people come into contact with Tate at the recruitment stage, they are positively affected by the passion and drive of senior ...

Apr 11, 2014 | 1 Comment